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ANKH and susceptibility to and severity of ankylosing spondylitis.
The Journal of rheumatology - 1 Jan 2012
Pimentel-Santos Fernando Manuel, Ligeiro Dario, Matos Mafalda, Mourão Ana Filipa, Vieira de Sousa Elsa, Pinto Patricia, Ribeiro Ana, Santos Helena, Barcelos Anabela, Godinho Fatima, Cruz Margarida, Fonseca Joao Eurico, Guedes-Pinto Henrique, Trindade Helder, Brown Matthew A, Branco Jaime C
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Unconfirmed reports describe association of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) with several candidate genes including ANKH. Cellular export of inorganic pyrophosphate is regulated by the ANK protein, and mutant mice (ank/ank), which have a premature stop codon in the 3' end of the ank gene, develop severe ankylosis. We tested the association between single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) in these genes and...
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